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Post by sebastianbawn on Sept 21, 2011 19:27:57 GMT
Hi all. My brother took this image in Barbados, so I am hoping it will be easy to ID. I have no other info unfortunately Attachments:
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Post by wolf on Oct 1, 2011 17:02:07 GMT
Hi sebastian......, I´m sorry, your question seems to be kind of tricky....... . I can´t see too many details on the picture, so it´s difficult to decide. Just on the basis of shell shape, it might be some species of the genus Orthalicus, perhaps, which is rather common in this area. Normally these species should have a distinct pattern of spots, but here it might be covered by soil, in part. Sorry for being a little bit confused  , I hope someone else can help you along...... . Kind regards: wolf |
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Post by brunni on Oct 2, 2011 6:19:46 GMT
I would agree with Wolf that its an Orthalicus, but which one ?  As he says kind of tricky as the photo is not so clear and a few species are known. Adult shell size seems to be around 5 cms.. Often photos taken in situ show these snails on lichens and moss growing on tree limbs. This is their main source of food which could be difficult to duplicate in captivity. The species that lives in Florida is already tagged as "threatened". Please take care if you intend to buy live snails. Bram Breure has posted some information on this family : www.ashbreure.nl/snailblog/files/tag-orthalicus.html |
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, I hope someone else can help you along...... .
As he says kind of tricky as the photo is not so clear and a few species are known. Adult shell size seems to be around 5 cms..